Chester Zoo is currently searching for someone to look after the penguins and parrots and you can get your applications in the for role now.
If you’re after a change of career in 2020, it surely doesn’t get much better than this?
The UK’s leading charity zoo currently has a vacancy for a Keeper to join the Parrots and Penguins team.
According to the job description on the Chester Zoo website, the Keeper will “join one of our large and varied Bird Teams, and assist with the daily care and management of species including Passerines, Pigeons, Cassowary, Penguins and Parrots.”
The zoo is asking for their ideal candidate to have a HND or degree level qualification in a zoological related science or equivalent experience, as well as “proven experience in the care and exhibition of birds in a zoological or bird collection”.
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Successful candidates for the role will also be able to demonstrate “excellent avicultural knowledge and experience of bird husbandry, diet and reproduction techniques”, as well as an “enthusiasm for and the understanding of modern zoos and the conservation challenges zoos face”.
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Additional qualities that the zoo indicates will make you stand out from the crowd include “outstanding observational skills with a high attention to detail” and “excellent verbal and written communication skills”. with a proficiency in IT.
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It’s also noted in the vacancy that a UK driving licence would be advantageous.
The salary on offer is £21,934.33 per annum and comes with “excellent benefits package”, including a pension scheme, 33 days paid holidays (inclusive of bank holidays) which increases with length of service, free tickets to the zoo, free bus or train travel to and from work from Chester and Ellesmere Port train stations plus loads more perks.
The role is 40 hours per week and the working week will include some weekends and Bank Holidays.
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Closing date for applications is 12pm on 28 September 2020.
To apply for the position, you’ll need to upload your CV and covering letter explaining why you’d be perfect for the role to the Chester Zoo careers portal here.
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Manchester has been named one of the ‘friendliest’ cities in the UK
Emily Sergeant
A new study has crowned Manchester as one of the ‘friendliest’ cities in the UK.
With reviews playing a huge part in the success of small businesses – especially in the hospitality and tourism sector – business insurance expert MoneySuperMarket has analysed more than 100,000 reviews of customer-facing businesses in over 100 cities worldwide to discover where the UK’s ‘friendliest’ places are.
Their new research reveals which cities nationwide attract the highest number of reviews that particularly highlight friendly staff and excellent customer service in their venues and attractions.
For each city, the reviews were analysed for mentions of friendly staff and excellent service.
Cities were then ranked by the percentage of reviews containing these markers – with the highest percentage earning the top spot for friendly customer service.
Manchester came in at a very respectable ninth place in the whole of the UK, with just over 50% of reviews mentioning friendly staff and service.
Other northern cities in the top 10 include Leeds at number six and Liverpool at number two, while looking at the global rankings, the UK dominates for friendliness – with four cities making the top 10, more than any other country in the world.
According to MoneySupermarket, the even spread of cities across the UK suggests that excelling in customer service is a national trait, rather than a local one.
European cities make up seven of the top 10 spots, suggesting that hospitality and friendly service are deeply embedded in the continent’s culture.
Featured Image – Manchester City Council
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Bolton man sets Guinness World Record for most fish fingers eaten in a minute
Emily Sergeant
A man from Bolton has set a very unique world record.
Nathan Davies, from Westhoughton in Bolton, is on a roll – first he won £98,000 on ITV‘s hit gameshow The 1% Club, and now he’s a world record holder.
After telling the show’s host, Lee Mack, that he wanted to break a world record, the 32-year-old has followed through on the promise he made on national television by claiming the title for the most fish fingers eaten in one minute.
The dad-of-two managed to scoff down 15 fish fingers in 60 seconds.
A man from Bolton man has set the Guinness World Record for the most fish fingers eaten in a minute / Credit: Guinness World Record
Nathan chose fish fingers as they’re a staple in his household thanks to his two young boys, and after first testing how quickly he could eat four of them, he decided to go for the official Guinness World Record attempt.
“I decided fish fingers was achievable given that I’ve got a few less formal eating records, so it’s up my street,” Nathan explained of his world record attempt.
Despite his impressive effort though, Nathan admits he was still a little gutted about how many he managed to chow down in the allotted time, adding: “I think I could have done more if I had let them cool down longer, but just happy to have the record.”
Nathan says it’s a ‘bit strange’ to have an official Guinness World Record for eating fish fingers, of all things, but he is ‘very proud’ of it all the same.
Emily Sergeant -
22nd September 2020 
